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Mirabai Chanu clinches silver at World Championship

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Mirabai Chanu brought glory but weightlifting Olympic future in jeopardy
Mirabai Chanu

Mirabai Chanu, a star Indian weightlifter, was not at her best due to a wrist injury but still won a silver medal at the World Championships on Wednesday with a total lift of 200kg.

The Tokyo Olympic silver medalist lifted 87kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk while competing in the 49kg weight class.

The Indian finished second to China’s Jiang Huihua, who won gold with a total effort of 206kg (93kg+113kg), while her compatriot and Tokyo Olympics champion Hou Zhihua took bronze with a total effort of 198kg (89kg+109kg).

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